Option+3

When the principal asks you to give the student an A, you give no indication that you will or will not do as he says.  **Short-term consequences-** You are avoiding making a decision, facing any conflict, and major consequences for the time being.

**On-going consequences-** The situation may become worse depending on how long you delay making a decision and taking action. This will affect the student directly, and the principal indirectly depending on how he handles finding out you have not made a decision. A decision must be made.


 * Long-term consequences- **
 * By putting off your decision, you are sending a message to your principal that you are an indecisive person, or perhaps even lazy. This could give the principal a reason to not renew your contract, immediately lose your job, or hurt your ability to be employed in the future.
 * The longer you take to make a decision and take action, the less time there is for the student to do work or make any sort of effort for a grade. With this option, regardless of the decision, the student is not learning in the best possible way.

**Psychological Costs-** This situation will be psychologically difficult for the teacher. You may find yourself uncomfortable around colleagues, particularly your principal because you have not given them a decision or have not begun the work that they have asked you to do.

**Social Costs-** As with the psychological costs, it may affect your relationship with your principal. If you are avoiding a decision or doing the work the principal has asked of you, your boss may have lost faith in you. The principal may not trust you with anymore special work or may fire you.

**Economic Costs-** Your lack of action could cost you your job as a first year teacher, and you may be facing a financially difficult situation without work.

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